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Rogue One Reviews & Impressions (Spoiler Tags Required)
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Have a cool mashup of the Force theme and the trailer music
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss8BUq1doxM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss8BUq1doxM
It's 7.5 now actually but that's still really good!
7.6 is a very good average for an action film.
More_Badass
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3 out of 4 stars isn't a positive rating now?
LOL no shit. Well, I guess when I get my annual review I'm rated a 3 out of 4, I'm doing "C" work eh? Get the fuck out of here. This ain't the gaming side 10 point scale.
phazedplasma
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I cant help but ask....
Is Wedge in this?
TheFuzz
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I lol'd at this.
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Doubtful, but I do remember seeing two guys on set in a charity video that looked like Biggs and Porkins.
Yes.
Hopefully
DontBeThatGuy
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Sounds better than TFA, tbh.
phazedplasma
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I saw that too....
If you think about the general storyline, you'll have your answer.
bigwinnerx
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Jason's Ultimatum
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Wonder how the reviews would've been if Gilroy wasn't brought in.
Captain_Cold
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The one extremely negative review on Metacritic was written by a guy who thinks AOTC and ROTS are the two best Star Wars movies:
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/ri...is-it-time-to-abandon-the-star-wars-franchise
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cu...ven-star-wars-films-reveal-about-george-lucas
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/ri...is-it-time-to-abandon-the-star-wars-franchise
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cu...ven-star-wars-films-reveal-about-george-lucas
Mattdaddy
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Are you speculating or are you sure. Don't tease me baby.
LegalEagleMike
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I can almost accept the people who say Revenge is good, not that it is, but if you grew up with the prequels then it might be your favorite and it does have some cool moments.
There is no way in hell I can accept any argument that Clones is anywhere near even mediocre.
Glass Rebel
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30yearsofhurt
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Godzilla was awesome.
Looking at that pic just makes me want to watch it again.
Anyway, seeing Rogue One next week. Looking forward to it.
I totally agree.
IMO it was faithful to the original idea that Godzilla was a force of nature that people had to endure and survive.
I think too many people wanted to see a movie about kaiju fighting while Edwards delivered a movie about people dealing with a disaster.
Lol. Yet GL loved it.
Cross-Section
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One point of his did resonate with me, though, and it left me with a question that maybe somebody who has seen the film can answer:
Brody brings up the checklist-like way that the main cast is killed-off; now, I doubt that it's 1:1 to the actual film, but I have to ask: Are the deaths treated with an appropriate amount of weight, or is it a situation where they're kind of cast off and not really mentioned again for the sake of the action (I recall a review that ponders that Baze's name is rarely mentioned if at all) and pace?
The trick is using Rotten for looking for well written reviews, which explain their opinions about a movie in a reasonable and well written manner.
Not for using the score as evidence how great your taste or beloved movie/franchise is, like most, including me, do.
Nothing insightful ever came out of aggregated score. Look for words.
The people were horrendously misshandled and misscast.
Expendable.
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Richard Brody might be my favorite critic. His writing is amazing and he has such great taste.
Yes, I'm sure I only wanted to see a movie about kaiju fighting instead of Godzilla being a force of nature. Which explains why I think Hideki Anno's Shin Godzilla, a movie about Godzilla being a force of nature with no kaiju fighting whatsoever, is one of the best movies I've seen this year, and I'm dropping a hundred bucks to buy the 560 page hardcover production book. I'm also sure that explains why I think Garth Edward's Godzilla, a movie about Godzilla fighting some dumbass kaiju rejects from Cloverfield, was a huge missed opportunity after setting up amazing atmosphere and dread in the first third of the film.
Yeah, people just wanted a movie about giant monsters fighting, and he totally delivered a movie about people dealing with a disaster. That's right. Lol. Maybe if he actually "delivered" on any human element of the film, people would not have been worried about his ability to direct a Star Wars film which is seemingly about a group of people, human beings, interacting with each other.
30yearsofhurt
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Yes, I'm sure I only wanted to see a movie about kaiju fighting instead of Godzilla being a force of nature. Which explains why I think Hideki Anno's Shin Godzilla, a movie about Godzilla being a force of nature with no kaiju fighting whatsoever, is one of the best movies I've seen this year, and I'm dropping a hundred bucks to buy the 560 page hardcover production book. I'm also sure that explains why I think Garth Edward's Godzilla, a movie about Godzilla fighting some dumbass kaiju rejects from Cloverfield, was a huge missed opportunity after setting up amazing atmosphere and dread in the first third of the film.
Yeah, people just wanted a movie about giant monsters fighting, and he totally delivered a movie about people dealing with a disaster. That's right. Lol. Maybe if he actually "delivered" on any human element of the film, people would not have been worried about his ability to direct a Star Wars film which is seemingly about a group of people, human beings, interacting with each other.
Movie of the year eh? Hahahaha!
Cow Mengde
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Yes, I'm sure I only wanted to see a movie about kaiju fighting instead of Godzilla being a force of nature. Which explains why I think Hideki Anno's Shin Godzilla, a movie about Godzilla being a force of nature with no kaiju fighting whatsoever, is one of the best movies I've seen this year, and I'm dropping a hundred bucks to buy the 560 page hardcover production book. I'm also sure that explains why I think Garth Edward's Godzilla, a movie about Godzilla fighting some dumbass kaiju rejects from Cloverfield, was a huge missed opportunity after setting up amazing atmosphere and dread in the first third of the film.
Yeah, people just wanted a movie about giant monsters fighting, and he totally delivered a movie about people dealing with a disaster. That's right. Lol. Maybe if he actually "delivered" on any human element of the film, people would not have been worried about his ability to direct a Star Wars film which is seemingly about a group of people, human beings, interacting with each other.
Are you serious? Godzilla wasn't even in Shin Godzilla movie. That movie was GINO 2.
30yearsofhurt
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All I saw in Shin Godzilla was a bunch of crappy sock puppets.
Dw, duckroll, you have my sword.
I vastly prefer Shin over 2014, and this is despite the fact that the exposition dumps got a little overboard sometimes.
bonesmccoy
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It's always good to check in with a reviewer's personal preferences. Here's a taste for those who don't feel like clicking:
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPc4L6b_oH0
"KING OF THE MONSTERS - SAVIOR OF OUR CITY?"
I'm not even that down on the movie as a whole, but this ending was wack.
"KING OF THE MONSTERS - SAVIOR OF OUR CITY?"
I'm not even that down on the movie as a whole, but this ending was wack.
Really? Gotta wait two hereGotta wait one more day
Sad fucking times.
Better than the Godzilla 2000 ending.
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